Description and Requirements
Role Value Proposition:
The Cloud Engineering and Enablement organization provides services for application and platform teams to build and operate cloud-based applications in an efficient, safe, and compliant manner. We maintain a global view of cloud adoption and leverage infrastructure as code to engineer a cloud platform providing self-service capabilities and metrics to drive desired behaviors around financial operations, security posture, and overall good hygiene for cloud-based applications.
As part of our continued focus on driving efficiencies related to cloud adoption and developer productivity, we are looking for an experienced Director of Cloud Engineering to lead a highly technical team responsible for managing and administering the cloud service provider accounts and subscriptions utilized by MetLife application and platform teams.
The Director of Cloud Engineering will oversee cloud governance functions, workload landing zone design, network engineering, and operation of shared cloud platform services in collaboration with architecture, information security, and application development teams.
Objectives of this role:

• Partner with key stakeholders to enable the safe and secure consumption of cloud services with an eye on self-service and developer productivity.
• Design processes and strategies for integrating new cloud services into the operational model.
• Lead cross-functional teams in identifying and prioritizing key areas of business where cloud services can drive significant business benefit.
• Establish and drive the adoption of standards globally by collaborating with regional teams in Asia Pacific, Latin America, and EMEA.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop and execute a comprehensive cloud operating model, ensuring the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of our systems, data, and services.
• Lead and mentor a team of cloud engineers, fostering a collaborative and high-performance culture.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to assess security requirements, applicability of new cloud capabilities, and own the cloud service catalog.
• Implement and maintain security controls, procedures, and standards, ensuring compliance with MetLife standards, industry regulations and best practices.
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders and external partners to design and implement secure cloud-based solutions that meet business objectives.
• Participate in regular security audits, vulnerability assessments, and penetration tests, and develop remediation plans as necessary.
• Provide guidance and recommendations to senior management on investments, initiatives, and optimizations.

Essential Business Experience and Technical Skills:
Required:

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, Information Systems, Business Administration, Engineering, or related field.
• 10+ years of experience in cloud and infrastructure engineering in a large enterprise with 5+ years of leadership experience.
• 5+ years of experience with cloud service providers such as Azure, AWS & GCP.
• Experience securing and managing cloud services in a highly regulated industry.

Preferred:

• Familiarity with infrastructure as code and centralized management of cloud shared services.
• Familiarity with software development lifecycle, CI/CD pipelines, Git-based source code management systems, API development, NoSQL database design, and RDBMS design and optimizations.

At MetLife, we're leading the global transformation of an industry we've long defined. United in purpose, diverse in perspective, we're dedicated to making a difference in the lives of our customers.
Benefits We Offer
Our U.S. benefits address holistic well-being with programs for physical and mental health, financial wellness, and support for families. We offer a comprehensive health plan that includes medical/prescription drug and vision, dental insurance, and no-cost short- and long-term disability. We also provide company-paid life insurance and legal services, a retirement pension funded entirely by MetLife and 401(k) with employer matching, group discounts on voluntary insurance products including auto and home, pet, critical illness, hospital indemnity, and accident insurance, as well as Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and digital mental health programs, parental leave, volunteer time off, tuition assistance and much more!
About MetLife
Recognized on Fortune magazine's list of the 2023 "World's Most Admired Companies" as well as the 2023 Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For ®, MetLife , through its subsidiaries and affiliates, is one of the world's leading financial services companies; providing insurance, annuities, employee benefits and asset management to individual and institutional customers. With operations in more than 40 markets, we hold leading positions in the United States, Latin America, Asia, Europe, and the Middle East.
Our purpose is simple - to help our colleagues, customers, communities, and the world at large create a more confident future. United by purpose and guided by empathy, we're inspired to transform the next century in financial services. At MetLife, it's #AllTogetherPossible . Join us!
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